Tupperware sells beauty business

TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP. $64 (New York symbol TUP; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 50.9 million; Market cap: $3.3 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 4.3%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.tupperwarebrands. com) makes household goods such as plastic containers for food, beverages, cosmetics and fragrances… Read More

Lower costs spur Tupperware

TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP. $60 (New York symbol TUP; Income Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 50.9 million; Market cap: $3.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.4; Dividend yield: 4.5%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.tupperwarebrands.com) makes household goods such as plastic containers for food, beverages, cosmetics and fragrances. It… Read More

Their payouts look safe despite rising costs

NEWELL BRANDS INC. $42 (New York symbol NWL; Conservative-Growth Payer Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares o/s: 490.1 million; Market cap: $20.6 billion; Divd. yield: 2.2%; Divd. Sustainability Rating: Above Average; www.newellbrands.com) makes a variety of household goods such as pens (top brands include Sharpie… Read More

These consumer stocks have gains ahead

Tupperware and Newell both sell well-known products worldwide. Tupperware needs to continue to overcome a high U.S. dollar, and Newell needs to complete the successful integration of its recent acquisition. Both, however, offer steady growth prospects and sustainable dividends.
TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP. $70 (New York symbol… Read More

Consumer stocks cut cyclical risk

Most defensive stocks are in the Consumer sector. That means they benefit from continuous, habitual use and have a steady core of sales, regardless of the economy and business cycles. Defensivestock companies typically make products such as soap, soup and beverages.
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Gains ahead for these Consumers

Dear client:
When investing in Consumer sector stocks, we believe you should stick with market leaders, such as Newell and Tupperware, that sell wellestablished brands. Those products give them steady sales and profits, which protects them from swings in the overall economy.
Both stocks have moved up… Read More

Three buys, including a payout hike

NEWELL BRANDS INC. $47 (New York symbol NWL; Income-Growth Dividend Payer Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 482.2 million; Market cap: $22.7 billion; Dividend yield: 1.6%; Dividend Sustainability Rating: Average; www.newellbrands.com) makes a variety of household goods such as pens, hand tools, coffee makers and baby… Read More